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Fastest growing, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01McKenzie County, NDND15,192+131.2%+141.3 pts

02Williams County, NDND41,767+82.8%+89.3 pts

03Stark County, NDND34,013+39.0%+39.9 pts

04Mountrail County, NDND9,395+27.8%+33.4 pts

05Cass County, NDND201,794+23.2%+3.5 pts

06Morton County, NDND34,601+21.2%+14.4 pts

07Burleigh County, NDND103,251+21.1%+5.7 pts

08Billings County, NDND1,071+20.7%+40.5 pts

09Dunn County, NDND4,058+15.8%+25.9 pts

10Ward County, NDND68,233+13.4%+11.9 pts

11Burke County, NDND2,132+11.8%+37.2 pts

12Grand Forks County, NDND74,501+9.4%+15.9 pts

13McLean County, NDND9,740+9.0%+20.0 pts

14Divide County, NDND2,110+6.0%+27.2 pts

15Ransom County, NDND5,617+4.5%+5.0 pts

16Golden Valley County, NDND1,808+3.3%+12.1 pts

17Stutsman County, NDND21,414+2.3%+3.8 pts

18Oliver County, NDND1,898+1.7%+15.0 pts

19Foster County, NDND3,212+1.6%+7.2 pts

20Ramsey County, NDND11,530+1.3%+6.2 pts

21Richland County, NDND16,731+1.3%+2.1 pts

22Sargent County, NDND3,711+0.9%+4.9 pts

23Hettinger County, NDND2,492+0.5%+21.7 pts

24Bottineau County, NDND6,284-0.8%+10.0 pts

25Mercer County, NDND8,441-0.9%+11.0 pts

26McHenry County, NDND5,130-0.9%+7.4 pts

27LaMoure County, NDND4,135-1.1%+11.6 pts

28Traill County, NDND7,920-1.5%+1.6 pts

29Eddy County, NDND2,329-1.6%+5.0 pts

30Kidder County, NDND2,393-1.7%+15.7 pts

31Barnes County, NDND10,573-1.9%+4.2 pts

32Slope County, NDND628-2.9%+12.5 pts

33Nelson County, NDND2,963-3.6%+12.2 pts

34Towner County, NDND2,040-3.7%+17.0 pts

35Grant County, NDND2,206-3.9%+16.1 pts

36Sheridan County, NDND1,296-4.2%+16.2 pts

37Griggs County, NDND2,239-4.7%+11.9 pts

38Walsh County, NDND10,179-5.0%+5.5 pts

39Bowman County, NDND2,762-5.0%+4.8 pts

40Wells County, NDND3,729-5.3%+7.6 pts

41Dickey County, NDND4,895-5.5%+0.2 pts

42Logan County, NDND1,859-5.7%+13.2 pts

43Adams County, NDND2,275-6.1%+12.2 pts

44Sioux County, NDND3,667-6.1%−13.7 pts

45Emmons County, NDND3,215-7.0%+3.3 pts

46Cavalier County, NDND3,497-7.2%+13.1 pts

47Renville County, NDND2,331-7.6%+9.8 pts

48Pembina County, NDND6,568-7.7%−0.6 pts

49Pierce County, NDND3,838-8.4%−1.0 pts

50Steele County, NDND1,797-9.0%−2.3 pts

51McIntosh County, NDND2,451-9.9%+5.8 pts

52Benson County, NDND5,759-10.5%−7.2 pts

53Rolette County, NDND11,688-12.6%−19.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS